Road rage.I was feeling proud and uplifted after reading "We're Here to Help" [November 8] about gay and lesbian relief workers in New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded . Then a few pages later I wasn't feeling so proud anymore and my heart sank after reading "Why I Love My Car." In addition to the owners saying how great their cars are, you should have listed the gas mileage Noun 1. gas mileage - the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burned fuel consumption rate, gasoline mileage, mileage ratio - the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient) for each vehicle. Of the four late-model cars pictured, only the VW Beetle gets somewhat decent gas mileage. Jennifer Macey has the right idea about looking forward to hybrid and more environmentally conscious models, but in the meantime Adv. 1. in the meantime - during the intervening time; "meanwhile I will not think about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his other interests"; "in the meantime the police were notified" meantime, meanwhile her vehicle is getting senseless and horrible gas mileage. There's nothing "hot" or "sexy" about driving a gas-guzzling vehicle. Where was the Mini Cooper convertible (which has the highest EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. rating for gas mileage) in your road test of convertibles? We in the gay community should be setting examples of responsible and intelligent vehicle choices and not getting caught up in the SUV size wars (size queens, indeed) and the myth that "bigger equals better," since in reality "bigger equals more irresponsible" and is totally not "hot." BRENT REED San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden Calif. |
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